Apparel bagging device



Oct. 28,1947 D. CAP'EHART 2,429,744

APPAREL BAGGI'NG DEVICE Filed July 29, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheefl 7/ M A! 4 v Z r/ //1 A/IAJ Inventor flsmsawezvs D. Cinema/2 7',

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A. D. CAPEHART I 2 APPAREL BAGGING DEVICE Filed July 29, 1944 2 Sheets-sheet 2 Inventor Patented oct. 28, 1947 oNrr-so OFFICE 6 Claims.

This inventionmines to garment an-a apparabagging devices such; as are used iii-present day clothes cleaning and pressing establishments: to place a protective paper bag over and rennet e garments toproin'ote e iii'c i'e'n tc'as d ar results, and the lpu-rpose' o'f the "in is 0- improve structurally and otherwise 'u'pon k'n wn 7 types of bagging device's, this through then'i'e' of a novel and structurally improved baggingmeans.

As the preceding general statement of the in.- vention implies; I am aware 'thatthere are and varied forms of bagging devices patented and in use. Generally speaking, these devices are characterized byla vertical .pole or the like" suspended perpendicularly irom the ceiling, the same having a hook at the loweren'd thereof, the

hook to accommodate the garment hanger, and the pole to accommodate the customarily 'a'per tu-re'd garment enclosing bag. In accordance with the principles'of the instant invention, I provide a pair of companion parallel hodk equippe'd hanger members, these providedwithslides, and the slides in turn provided with special adapter means for insertion in the apertured end ofth'ecomp-lementa'l bag.

More specifically; novelty is predicated upon "a pair of complemental vertical suspension mem' bers with bag adapter devices slidable on'each;

these "adapter devices :heing interconnected by a flexible chain, the chain having 'counterweights,v whereby the adapters are alternatively operable,v

thus -m-ak-ing it possible tokeeponebaigsuspended at all times and in readiness to be drawn down over the detachable garment, at which time another bag for subsequent use is drawn upon the other adapter.

Another phase of the invention on. which novelty is predicated is the special ceiling fixture and hanger rod suspension means swivelly mount= ed and provided with a chain accommodation the principles of this invention, one of the bag holdingadapter devices being up and the other one down; the first to suspend the bag in elevated position in readiness for use and the other to take is on a newbag for elevation.

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view detailing-the construction of one of the paper bag adapter and holding devices, this being expanded. Figure 3 is a View like Figure 2 with sleeve 2! f0: at r'est in book ]!lt hereby causing said adapter devioe to collapseor "fold to either remove a bag or "to place a bag in position, as is obvious.

Figure 4 is a sectional View of the counterweights.

{3 'Figur e 5 is an enlarged detail section partly in elevation, this being taken approximately on the plane or the line 5.-" 5 or Figure 1. v I

Figure 6 is a horizontal section on the linen -5 of Figure '2, looking downwardly in the direction ofthea-rrows. I

Figure"? is a pers ective View of One of the adapter elements per s'e.

Refer-ring now to the'dra-wings by distinguish- 7 in'g' irfei'ehce numerals, it Will be Observed that 3 the hanger rods or bars are denoted by the nurnrals 8 and 8 They are duplicates and are substantially rectangular in cross sectional form, as seer'i inFi ure'G; Each rod is provided with a hook 1'0 which, as isobvious, is adapted'to accom- 3e mo'date the usual garment hanger (not shown).

The upper ends of the hanger rods, as shown in Eight-e1, are screw threaded, as at "l l, and these screw threaded endsare passed up and through apertures Ila-in a cross-head 1'2 and are fastened in 'pi aceby clamp ng nuts, as illustrated in Fig"- ure 1. The cross headin turnis adiustably secured on a screw threaded shank [-3 by way of asseinbling-nuts- M. The lower end of this screw threaded member is prov-idedw'ith a fork or yoke 3 I 5 to accommodate the pulley H5. The upper end of the screw threaded shank is sW-ivelly mounted, as at H (see-Fig. 5) in a coupling I 8 threaded on the lower end or the ceiling fixture or pipe 1 9.

the two-hanger'rods are disposed in spacedparallelism and-the entire crosshead structure is swivelly mounted, this in conjunction with the pulley. The pulley serves to accommodate one of the chains 20.

' Each bag hois'ting and lowering assembly-is the sam'e'and the construction 'of one will su flice for both. The assembly comprises a rectangular sleeve 2| which is shown in Figure 6 as provided with a pair of outstanding ears 22 coacting with similar ears 23a formed by the end extensions of the metal strap 23 connected to said sleeve. These ears serve to accommodate the L-shaped adapter elements 24 (see Fig. 7). Each element comprises a long limb 25 with a deflected free end portion 26 and a short limb 21 terminating in an eye 28, the limbs having a connective web 29 at their adjoining ends. The web serves as a reinforcing element and is also apertured, as at 30 (see Fig. '7), to accommodate a pivot pin 3| which passes therethrough and through the ears 22 and 23a, as shown in Figure 6. Then, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, flexible cords 32 are connected with the adjacent chain ends and with the adjacent eyes 28. By thus pivotally mounting the L-shaped adapter elements 24 on the sleeve and connecting same with the raising and lowering chains, said elements are allowed to either contract into folded position, as shown in Figure 3, or expand to the distended position shown in Figure 2. I also call attention to the ball weights 33 (see Fig. 4) which are linked together and included in the chain arrangement. The aggregate weight of the ball weights combined is such as to overcome friction and Weight of the chains and sleeves and adapter devices as well as the paper bag. That is to say,

with the ball weights in the position shown in Figure 1, they serve to hold one sleeve and the adapter element 24 in an elevated position with the bag suspended thereon.

In operation it is to be assumed that a paper bag (not shown) has been elevated on the hanger rod 9 and is in suspended position, as shown at the right in Figure 1. This bag is then in readiness for use. Consequently, after the garment hanger is placed on the hook I0, in the usual way,

' the ba is grasped and pulled down and slipped over the garment. Prior to this, another bag, that is, the second bag, has been slipped up over the adapter means on the left rod 8. Consequently, asthe elevated bag is being pulled down, the chains 20 and weights 33 go up. Moreover, the then collapsed adapter devices 24 expand into the bag and take the position seen in Figure 2 and the bag is elevated. The bag which has been pulled down, of course, serves to collapse or fold the heretofore expanded members 24, after sleeve 2| comes to rest in hook Hi which serves also as a stop for sleeve 2 I, thus enabling the garment and hanger to be removed in bagged condition, and placing the second-named bag in an elevated position ready for the next operation. This makes the device alternative in action and substantially continuously and ever set for use. Therefore, we have a duplex bagging device with bag adapters of an expansible and contractable type, these connected together by a counterweight equipped chain, all of the parts carefully chosen and coacting to produce the desired results.

Novelty is predicated upon the double or duplex idea of the two rods 8 and 9 with the bagging device on each. Novelty is also predicated on the rods singly, and particularly on the expansible and contractable bag adapter and holding devices, whether they be considered conjointly or singly. Further, novelty is predicated upon the ceiling fixture and swivel mount and cross-head arrangement to accommodate both rods 8 and 9, and pulley and chain arrangement.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit and novelty sufilcient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

' Iclaim:

1. In a garment bagging device of the class described, a vertically elongated hanger rod provided with a garment hanger hook at its lower end, means for attaching the upper end of said rod to a ceiling or similar support, said rod being rectangular in cross sectional form, a rectangular sleeve slidable on said rod, a pair of L-shaped expansible and contractable bag adapter and holding elements having their intermediate angular portions swingably mounted on opposite sides of said sleeve, and flexible means for expanding and collapsing said elements, said flexi-ble means comprising a pull chain having flexible elements connected with adjacent inner end portions of said L-shaped elements.

2. In a structure of the class described, a hanger rod of polygonal cross sectional form, a sleeve of corresponding cross sectional form slidable on said rod, said sleeve being provided with outstanding parallel ears, a pair of duplicate L- shaped adapter elements, said elements being hingedly mounted between the ears and disposed in opposed coacting relationship, a chain for actuating the L-shaped elements, and cords between the adjacent chain-end and adjacent short limbs of said L-shaped elements.

3. In a garment bagging device of the class described, a ceiling fixture, a coupling mounted thereon, a screw threaded shank swivelly mounted in said coupling, a cross-head adjustably mounted on said shank, a pair of hooked hanger rods of duplicate form having their upper ends detachably connected with the ends of said cross-head, together with a fork on the lower end of said shank, a pulley mounted in said fork, a chain trained over said pulley, and bag holding devices slidably mounted on said rods and connected With the ends of said chain.

4. In a garment bagging device of the class described, a ceiling fixture, a coupling mounted thereon, a screw threaded shank swivelly mounted in said coupling, a cross-head adjustably mounted on said shank, and a pair of hooked hanger rods of duplicate form having their upper ends detachably connected with the ends of said crosshead, together with a fork on the lower end of said shank, a pulley mounted in said fork, a chain trained over said pulley, and bag holding devices slidably mounted on said rods and connected with the ends of said chain, said chain including a plurality of counterweights in the manner and for the purposes described.

5. In a garment bagging device, a hanger red provided with means at its lower end to support conventional garment hangers, means for attaching the upper end of the rod to a ceiling or equivalent fixed support, a sleeve slidable on said rod, a pair of L-shaped bag adapter and holding elements swingably mounted on said sleeve, and means for actuating said elements, said means comprising a pull chain having flexible elements connected with the L-shaped elements.

6. In a garment bagging device, a fixture adapted to be secured to a ceiling or equivalent stationary support, said fixture including a crosshead adjustably supported in place, a pair of hanger rods of duplicate form having their upper ends detachably connected With said cross-head, said rods being in closely spaced parallelism and having hooks adapted to accommodate conventional garment hangers, sleeves slidably but nonrotatably mounted on the respective rods, projectible and retractable garment bag-holding and adapter elements hingedly mounted on said sleeves, pull chains connected at their outer ends to the adjacent bag holding and adapter elements on the complemental sleeves, a pulley mounted on said cross-head between the upper end portions of said hanger rods, and interconnected counter-weights linking together the inner ends of said chains, said chains and counter-Weights being trained over said pulley. ASI-IBOURNE D. CAPEI-IART.

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